Shoe-cleaner.



. EDELMAN.

SHOE CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY6,1909.

Patented. June 7, 1910.

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ADAM EDELMAN', OF MILLERTON, NE'W YORK.

SHOE-CLEANER.

Application filed May 6, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM EDELMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Millerton, in the county of Dutchess, State of New York,have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Cleaners; andI do hereby declare the followin to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the inven tion, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to a shoe cleaner and more particularly to theclass of foot scrapers and cleaners.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a shoe cleanerin which the cleaning brushes are supported opposite each other upon ayieldable yoke frame to permit the said brushes to act upon a boot orshoe when passed between the brushes and a scraper so disposed withrespect to the brushes as to act upon the sole of a boot or shoe toremove mud and dirt therefrom.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a shoe cleanerwhich is of simple construction, possessing few parts readily and easilyassembled, one that is thoroughly reliable, efficient and inexpensive inthe manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will appear inthe course of the following detail description, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, which disclose the preferred form of embodimentof the invention, and as brought out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings; Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invention. Fig. 2 isa side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 ofFig. 1.

Similar reference characters indicate correspondin parts throughout theseveral views in the drawings.

In the drawings, the numeral 5 designates a portion of a porch step orother suitable foundation to which the shoe cleaner and scraper isattached. The shoe cleaner or scraper comprises a yoke frame 6, formedpreferably of metal to provide a vertical scraper blade or plate 7, atopposite ends of which are disposed yieldable arms 8, and having theirextremities bent outwardly and upwardly to form angularly disposedterminals 9, containing a plurality of spaced openings to permitadjustable and detach- Specifieation of Letters Patent.

Patented June 7, 1910.

Serial No. 494,368.

able connections of cleaning brushes as will be hereinafter described.

The cleaning brushes comprise brush stocks or backs 10, supportingtufted bristle 11, and the stocks have centrally mounted thereinthreaded bolts 12, which engage the opening in the supporting terminals9 of the frame and these bolts are secured thereto by nuts 13, forsecurely mounting the cleaning brushes on the frame and to permitadjustment thereof with respect to the plane of the scraping edge of theblade or plate 7, at the will of an operator. It is also obvious thatthe brushes may be removed and replaced when found desirable.

Secured to the outer face of the scraper plate or blade 7 are spacedL-shaped brackets 14:, which latter are connected by suitable fastenersin position upon the step for the secure mounting and support of theframe in proper working position.

Secured to the brackets 14, contiguous the scraper plate or blade 7, atthe outer face thereof is a cleaning brush 15, the bristles of whichterminate slightly above the plane of the scraper edge of the plate orblade, and is adapted to remove dirt or loose mud from the sole of aboot or shoe when being passed between the brushes yieldably supportedby the frame of the cleaner.

It is apparent that the opposed cleaning brushes supported by theyieldable arms of the frame are held in normal parallel relation to eachother so that upon the passing of a boot or shoe between the brushes theentire area thereof will act upon the sides of the body of the boot orshoe to properly clean the same. It being understood of .course that thebrushes will spread apart to permit the insertion of any size boot orshoe between the same for the purpose of removing dirt therefrom, and toclean the said boot or shoe.

From the foregoing, the construction. and

operation of the invention is clearly apparent without the necessity ofa more extended explanation and therefore the same has been omitted.

That is claimed is:

The combination with a base, of brackets fixed to the base in spacedrelation to each other and having vertical portions arising from saidbase, a strip of material bent to form a vertical scraper and resilientarms at opposite ends of said scraper, said arms being at right anglesto the scraper and in alinement with each other, the said scraper beingfixed to the vertical portions of the brackets, each arm being bentoutwardly and upwardly to provide a terminal at an angle thereto, andcontaining a series of perforations, brushes having bolt members fixedthereto, each member being detachably engaged in one perforationin eachterminal to mount the brush on the latter whereby it 10 may be adjustedat different angles and also toward and away from the said scraper, anda brush superimposed upon the brackets contiguous the scraper.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ADAM EDELMAN.

Witnesses:

D. J. GLEASON, M. L. JENKS.

